Effect of dwell time on the mental health of US military personnel with multiple combat tours

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  MacGregor, Andrew J ^a   Han, Peggy P ^a   Dougherty, Amber L ^a   Galarneau, Michael R ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857247490     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300341     Document Type: Article

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